Amazing how fast a year passes by. I can't believe it's been a year since I lost my mom. Believe it or not, I'm still organizing and going through her stuff today. I'm lucky that I have her music that I can listen to. Let's me know that she is still with me; as if she never left. Of course as long as we remember and love someone, they will always live on with you within you.

This was my first Christmas Eve and my first Christmas without my Mom. I'm sure she was there with me in spirit. I miss her physical presence, but her spiritual presence was with me today. Love carries on beyond the material world into the spiritual world. As long as we keep the ones we love in our heart, they will never die.

But now that the presents are wrapped and put together. The pork was cooked and eaten and as now everything is put away, the night is silent. And it is good. I think back to the beginning...

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.'"

If dogs run free, then why not weAcross the swooping plain?My ears hear a symphonyOf two mules, trains and rain.The best is always yet to come,That's what they explain to me.Just do your thing, you'll be king,If dogs run free.

If dogs run free, why not meAcross the swamp of time?My mind weaves a symphonyAnd tapestry of rhyme.Oh, winds which rush my tale to theeSo it may flow and be,To each his own, it's all unknown,If dogs run free.

If dogs run free, then what must be,Must be, and that is all.True love can make a blade of grassStand up straight and tall.In harmony with the cosmic sea,True love needs no company,It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,If dogs run free.

About Me

By day I am a civil rights and Florida Bar Board Certified Labor & Employment Lawyer in South Florida.
The rest of the day, I am an artist/photographer.
I photograph nature in my home state of Florida, primarily avian subjects and landscapes. And when outside of Florida, I photograph the landscapes of the American Southwest and the National Parks of the United States.
I also enjoy photographing people and I supplement my nature photography with portraiture and commercial photography as well.